Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2
Age
12+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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Description
Two-player game where photographers move through Yosemite to take the best pictures of animals and landmarks
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Getting Games Discussion at 16:30 sentiment: positive
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positive
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- Space Station Phoenix: seven times played shows strong interest
- kate may is a game that came out from thunder works games
- there's going to be a Kickstarter campaign for that one going out in July
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Meeple University Top 5 List at 12:50 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tight two-player competition with direct interaction
- clever disruption mechanics and strategic depth
- high crafting/decision quality with multiple scoring avenues
Cons
- learning curve in understanding animal movements and disruptions
- not suitable for players who dislike heavy 2-player focus
Thematic elements
- animals as the focal units in a grid world
- Yosemite (grid-based movement, set collection theme)
- two-player strategy with disruption and interaction
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Interruption — Three of the animal movements let you move or disrupt other players.
- crafting through chosen actions — Various actions and contracts provide flexible paths and scoring opportunities.
- disruption/push-pull — Three of the animal movements let you move or disrupt other players.
- Grid Movement — Movement on a grid driven by animal colors and shapes; set collection influences scoring.
- grid movement and set collection — Movement on a grid driven by animal colors and shapes; set collection influences scoring.
- Two-player optimization — Designed for two players with several interaction options to affect opponent’s plans.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a clever little card drafter very simple you get card you choose one you give some to your opponents and you're creating a tableau of 18 cards but it's a sequence Tableau and at the end of the game you'll run through that sequence from left to right in order to determine your score
- this is prototype and this is going to Kickstarter soon
- it's very nice and thematic as well from a holiday there is some magic I love the photos I love every single card
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Meeple University Playthrough
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Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- the rules are really simple
- it's a puzzle movement
- I really, I really like this game
- the game ends when we collect nine photos
- you can disrupt each other's plans
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Meeple University Playthrough at 3:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rules are simple and accessible
- Tight two-player interaction with disruption mechanics
- Strong combo opportunities around photos and landmarks
Cons
- Endgame situations can be punishing if behind
- Strategic depth may surprise players who expect a light filler game
Thematic elements
- photography and landmark collection in a wildlife setting
- grid-based movement on a map with animals and landmarks
- puzzle/strategy with disruption and planning interactions
Comparison games
- Rhino Heroes
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Interruption — certain animals allow moving or affecting the opponent's placement or options
- Deck discard reshuffle — when the draw deck is exhausted, discards are shuffled back in to continue play
- Fish resource — fish tokens enable extra movement or altering tile choices; they also influence path options
- Landmark deck depletion and end game — landmarks are drawn and replenished until nine photos/landmarks have ended the game
- Movement by animal rules — each animal has a specific movement rule that dictates how you move on your turn
- opponent disruption — certain animals allow moving or affecting the opponent's placement or options
- Photography scoring — photos score points, and landmark tiles provide additional scoring opportunities via the photographs
- Tile take, then resolve action — you move to a tile, take the starting tile, and resolve its color/symbol action
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the rules are really simple
- it's a puzzle movement
- I really, I really like this game
- the game ends when we collect nine photos
- you can disrupt each other's plans
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John Gets Games Rules Teach at 1:21 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
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Thematic elements
- photography contest among two photographers
- Yosemite National Park, California
- tutorial/explanation
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Animal movement patterns — Each animal tile provides a unique movement: cougar leaps to an edge; black bear moves you (and can affect the opponent); fox moves up to three spaces in any direction; bighorn sheep moves straight in any direction (with blocking rules); rattlesnake moves one or two spaces orthogonally and can affect the opponent.
- Camping track and tokens — Camping actions move a token along a track toward the player; at game end, token position determines points; some camping actions grant permanent tent tokens for endgame scoring.
- Eat Fish (optional) — Players may spend stored fish to move their photographer before taking the main action.
- End of game and scoring — The game ends when nine photos have been taken; scoring includes photo points, camping points, judge cards (pointing to animals), and landmark tokens; ties are resolved by proximity to the camping token.
- Explore step — On a turn, a player chooses one of three options: (1) move orthogonally and gain one fish (end turn), (2) activate the movement ability of the current animal tile, or (3) if on a landmark, activate the landmark action.
- Landmarks and landmark tokens — Landmark tiles appear and remain on the board; matching landmark tokens with photos yields endgame points; landmarks provide additional explore options once revealed.
- Pattern Movement — Each animal tile provides a unique movement: cougar leaps to an edge; black bear moves you (and can affect the opponent); fox moves up to three spaces in any direction; bighorn sheep moves straight in any direction (with blocking rules); rattlesnake moves one or two spaces orthogonally and can affect the opponent.
- photos — To take a photo, players discard animal tiles from their hand that match the photo's requirements; two of the same animal can act as wilds for a given photo.
- Tile removal and bonus actions — After activating an animal's movement, the tile is removed and placed in front of the player; bonuses on the tile (photograph, fish, camping) may be used as a bonus action.
- Token Pairing — To take a photo, players discard animal tiles from their hand that match the photo's requirements; two of the same animal can act as wilds for a given photo.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's set in yosemite national park california and specifically there is a photo contest happening between two highly skilled photographers
- this is a two player only game
- the game is going to end immediately if we ever go to refill a photo spot after one is taken
- the player with the most points will be the winner
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